[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 105 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                        March 16, 1999.
Whereas Joseph Paul (``Joe'') DiMaggio was born in Martinez, California, on 
        November 25, 1914;
Whereas Joe DiMaggio was the son of Sicilian immigrants, Joseph Paul and Rosalia 
        DiMaggio, and was the second of three brothers to play Major League 
        Baseball;
Whereas Joe DiMaggio played 13 seasons in the major leagues, all for the New 
        York Yankees;
Whereas Joe DiMaggio, who wore Number 5 in Yankee pinstripes, became a baseball 
        icon in the 1941 season by hitting safely in 56 consecutive games, a 
        major league record that has stood for more than 5 decades and has never 
        been seriously challenged;
Whereas Joe DiMaggio compiled a .325 batting average during his storied career 
        and played on 9 World Series championship teams;
Whereas Joe DiMaggio was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955, 4 years 
        after his retirement, in his first year of eligibility;
Whereas Joe DiMaggio in 1969 was voted Major League Baseball's greatest living 
        player;
Whereas Joe DiMaggio served the Nation in World War II as a member of the Army 
        Air Corps;
Whereas Joe DiMaggio was tireless in helping others and was devoted to the ``Joe 
        DiMaggio Children's Hospital'' in Hollywood, Florida;
Whereas Joe DiMaggio will be remembered as a role model for generations of young 
        people; and
Whereas Joe DiMaggio transcended baseball and will remain a symbol for the ages 
        of talent, commitment, and achievement: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes and honors Joe 
DiMaggio--
            (1) for his storied baseball career;
            (2) for his many contributions to the Nation throughout his 
        lifetime; and
            (3) for transcending baseball and becoming a symbol for the ages of 
        talent, commitment, and achievement.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.